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174:, Institute of Advanced Motorists, Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is defined as "The ability to control the position and speed of the vehicle safely, systematically and smoothly using road and traffic conditions to make reasonable progress unobtrusively, with skill and responsibility. This requires a positive but courteous attitude and a high standard of driving competence based on concentration, effective all round observation, anticipation and planning co-ordinated with good handling skills. The vehicle should always be at the right place on the road at the right time, travelling at the right speed with the correct gear engaged and can always be stopped safely in the distance that can be seen to be clear." 320: 24: 140:(BMF) Blue Riband. There is no single "advanced test", so standards are different depending on the provider. It does not affect the driver's own licence. The test is mostly (but not exclusively) UK based; and is available for several types of vehicle (including car and motorcycle) depending on the provider. 158:
Examiners all hold a Police Advanced Driving Certificate. The test covers 30 to 40 miles (48 to 64 km) on different types of road, from town to country, city and country. Students will have trained in all areas and have to demonstrate the techniques and methods they've learned. Some
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In the UK, motorcyclists can participate in Bikesafe workshops in preparation for advanced training. BikeSafe is a national police-run motorcycle initiative, provided by 34 police forces across 75 locations. BikeSafe workshops typically cover the rudiments of
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Most candidates need advanced lessons before the advanced test. They may be provided by an examining body (as with IAM) or the candidate can pay their own instructor privately, as is UK standard practice for the initial driving test.
155:. It is open to anyone who has passed the standard driving test, but only a small fraction of drivers choose to have advanced driver training or take an advanced test 133: 274: 391: 41: 357: 242: 107: 88: 60: 137: 124:
is a special exam for motorists who can drive to a skill level substantially above average, and candidates who pass are called
386: 67: 45: 167: 151:, the police driving system. It was introduced in 1956 to improve driving standards, following principles set out by the 74: 187:, collision causation, cornering, positioning, overtaking, observation, braking, hazard perception and use of gears. 381: 376: 56: 34: 350: 171: 221: 343: 216: 211: 152: 81: 249: 268: 206: 201: 196: 327: 319: 370: 163:
will offer reduced vehicle insurance premiums to holders of an advanced certificate.
129: 23: 184: 148: 288: 160: 136:, the Driving Instructors' Association DIAmond Advanced Test and the 17: 300: 331: 128:. It is available from several societies, including 240:RoSPA Refresher Driver Training report, March 2005 48:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 326:This article relating to education in the UK is a 351: 134:Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents 8: 358: 344: 108:Learn how and when to remove this message 289:http://www.roadar.org/drivers/index.htm 233: 273:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 266: 7: 316: 314: 46:adding citations to reliable sources 166:Advanced driving, as agreed by the 330:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 318: 287:RoSPA What Is Advanced Driving? 168:Driving Instructors' Association 138:British Motorcyclists Federation 22: 33:needs additional citations for 392:United Kingdom education stubs 1: 408: 313: 172:Driving Standards Agency 222:National Safety Council 57:"Advanced driving test" 301:"BikeSafe - BikeSafe" 122:advanced driving test 255:on 29 September 2011 42:improve this article 217:Road-traffic safety 212:Motorcycle training 178:Pre-advanced riding 153:Metropolitan Police 387:Driver's education 382:Motorcycle safety 377:Automotive safety 339: 338: 207:Motorcycle safety 202:Automobile safety 197:Defensive driving 118: 117: 110: 92: 399: 360: 353: 346: 322: 315: 305: 304: 297: 291: 285: 279: 278: 272: 264: 262: 260: 254: 248:. Archived from 247: 238: 126:advanced drivers 113: 106: 102: 99: 93: 91: 50: 26: 18: 407: 406: 402: 401: 400: 398: 397: 396: 367: 366: 365: 364: 311: 309: 308: 299: 298: 294: 286: 282: 265: 258: 256: 252: 245: 243:"Archived copy" 241: 239: 235: 230: 193: 180: 147:It is based on 114: 103: 97: 94: 51: 49: 39: 27: 12: 11: 5: 405: 403: 395: 394: 389: 384: 379: 369: 368: 363: 362: 355: 348: 340: 337: 336: 323: 307: 306: 292: 280: 232: 231: 229: 226: 225: 224: 219: 214: 209: 204: 199: 192: 189: 179: 176: 116: 115: 30: 28: 21: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 404: 393: 390: 388: 385: 383: 380: 378: 375: 374: 372: 361: 356: 354: 349: 347: 342: 341: 335: 333: 329: 324: 321: 317: 312: 302: 296: 293: 290: 284: 281: 276: 270: 251: 244: 237: 234: 227: 223: 220: 218: 215: 213: 210: 208: 205: 203: 200: 198: 195: 194: 190: 188: 186: 177: 175: 173: 169: 164: 162: 156: 154: 150: 145: 141: 139: 135: 131: 130:IAM RoadSmart 127: 123: 112: 109: 101: 98:December 2009 90: 87: 83: 80: 76: 73: 69: 66: 62: 59: –  58: 54: 53:Find sources: 47: 43: 37: 36: 31:This article 29: 25: 20: 19: 16: 332:expanding it 325: 310: 295: 283: 257:. Retrieved 250:the original 236: 181: 165: 157: 146: 142: 125: 121: 119: 104: 95: 85: 78: 71: 64: 52: 40:Please help 35:verification 32: 15: 371:Categories 228:References 68:newspapers 259:29 August 185:roadcraft 149:Roadcraft 269:cite web 191:See also 161:insurers 170:(DIA), 82:scholar 132:, the 84:  77:  70:  63:  55:  253:(PDF) 246:(PDF) 89:JSTOR 75:books 328:stub 275:link 261:2011 120:The 61:news 44:by 373:: 271:}} 267:{{ 359:e 352:t 345:v 334:. 303:. 277:) 263:. 111:) 105:( 100:) 96:( 86:· 79:· 72:· 65:· 38:.

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